Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has highlighted the gains of the transformational primary school education initiative, EKOEXCEL, launched in 2019.
In an article titled ‘The potential of Africa’s Youth is Enormous. We must ensure they learn,’ he wrote and published on wise-qatar.org, Sanwo-Olu explained how his government went about improving primary education and the milestones that have been recorded with EKOEXCEL.
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The Governor explained that being well aware that the state requires an education system that delivers learning to drive prosperity, growth and security, he made it a priority.
His administration, he added, focused on both improving enrollment and learning outcomes, which led to the launch of EKOEXCEL.
The Governor disclosed that the initiative began with improving teachers before shifting to learners.
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